External Control of File Name or Path Affecting httpd-tools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-HTTPDTOOLS-16540824
  • published8 May 2026
  • disclosed4 May 2026

Introduced: 4 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-24072  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 httpd-tools.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-tools package and not the httpd-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An escalation of privilege bug in various modules in Apache HTTP 2.4.66 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1